When challenged about his lifelong failure to produce such a bird, he said it only went to prove that it was against the laws of nature to challenge the colour bar.

ECONOMIST: Jaap Marais

The collection also includes some of the earliest colour images from an archaeological site, which have allowed experts to gain further insight into the painstaking nature of the excavation, the National Trust added.

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